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As the number dead in Gaza passed 100 yesterday, the threat of a ground
invasion appeared to recede, with Israel conceding that a diplomatic
solution was preferable to all-out war against Hamas. Mediators in Egypt
said that a ceasefire agreement could be close, though Israel kept up its
bombardment.

One of the sites hit a media centre housing foreign and Palestinian
journalists, where Israeli officials said a senior member of Islamic Jihad
was hiding.

Ban Ki Moon, the UN Secretary-General, joined the ceasefire talks in Cairo
last night. Palestinian officials said that their demands focused on an end
to Israel’s

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Palestinians carry the bodies of members of the al-Dalo family during their funeral in Gaza City

November 20 2012 Reuters

Palestinians carry the bodies of members of the al-Dalo family during their funeral in Gaza City

November 20 2012 Reuters

Israeli troops prepare their weapons near the border

November 20 2012 Getty

Thousands of Israeli soldiers have been mobilised for a possible ground attack

November 20 2012 Getty

Israel soldiers perform morning prayers on the Gaza border

November 20 2012 Getty

The explosion from an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City

November 20 2012 Reuters

Israeli rockets hit two houses belonging to one family

November 20 2012 Reuters

The strike killed two children and a woman and injured 30 others

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Half of those injured in the attack were children

November 20 2012 AP

Another missile aimed at the head of Hamas’s rocket-launch unit went astray

November 20 2012 EPA

Ten members of one family, including four children, were killed

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Israeli soldiers and armour at the border prepare for a possible ground assault